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No. 616,425. Patented nec. '20, |898. H. RUPPEL.

HYDRDCARBON BURNER.

(Application iled June 11, 1896.)

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HYDRDCARBUN BURNER.

(Application led June 1].Y 1896.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

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Application l'ed [fune 11, 1896.

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5 ne a known that L HENRY norma-a. ii-.i-

zen of the United States,residing atleveland,

in the conn ty of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,

have Iinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hydrooarbon-Bn1nersg vand i do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exa-ct description' of the invention; which will enable othersfskilled in the art to which it appertains to maire and use the same.

My invention relates to hydrooarbomlwrrlers; andthe invention consists in a 'hyerecarbon-burner or similar oil-burner provided T,vi th a Wick and a comb11stion-ohamber formed' perforated "tuhes suhstantiallyas shown and described', and particularly pointed ont inthe oiaims. 4 In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is 'a vertical central secipnal elevation ci my iniproved borner;

2 yisa side elevation thereof, and 3 is a part side elevation and apart sectional view, and the parte in said two views are arranged as shown and l'l-ereinw 'after more folly described.'

Referring to' the drawings, A represents the wick, and B the wick-tu`oes, which may be" of any desired kind or construction and have* the oil snppljed;thereto from any convenient source or supply; ont in this instance the oil is shoe-rn as received through the pipe or connectionr?. f y "v -C isa xed'or stationary drum which rises y nearly tothe elevation of the top of the wicktubes, but still is lori7 enough down to come .heneatlgrthesirrfaceof the stove and isxed to the'side of the wick-tube by the interposed webbing 3, ofsheet metal. lor the like, so as to make a rigid connection between saidparts.

lThe perforated'comhnstiontnbes Dand E are snpported 'ina common-way about the top of the wick-tn bes in such relation as to have the wickf oomebeti'veen them. and are rigidlyoonnested by crossn'eds 4 at right angles to each other, *whichb4 also is' a common and' Well'- known'm'ethodof support. Two perforated diaphragme 'and 6 span the inner tube, the diaphragm 5 loei'ng nearthe center of the inner tnbeiand the diaphrag'm seingnear 'its bottoni. This construction and arrangement. of parte `:maires the saidixrhesrigid with one another and movable together, sothat they hay he bodily raised and lowered without itubes.. A topl drnxnGr is supported on the lower drum C and is ada ted, in this instance erial Elo. 595,083. @To model.) l

I getting out of proper Working relation or removed and replaced at pleasure. Sometimes 'it is desirableto remove them from the borner, and again only to-rais them, as for'lighting. y To this latter end AI Ahave provideda lifting :mechanismhavingr sufficientelevation'toraise the tubes from the 4WickA .to introduce a'rnatoh or a light2 as seen, vfor example, in Fig. 3.

to near against the bottom of the diaphragm 6 within the inner tube, and the rod i? is socler .eted in said spider and extends down beneath in said chamber, which form bearings for said I rod,and which is connected at its bottom with a short transverse lifting-rod V9, engaged at its ends through-oppositely-inclined slots loin the lower'- extension of the 'Wick-chamber.

'This brings 'the Ashifting handle or rod 9 at thehottoni of thestove into'alconvenient po-I sition for the operator to'take vhold of and rotate thesaine, and thereby raise the said wickoy means of its iange la, to oe seated Withf in the drnm'C; but it'iniglit have its flange seated np'on the outside thereoi`.-

It will loe noticed that the drum G is. en.- la'rged at itsioottom, as. compared with the cylindrical drum C', and that it has an inward vinclination-jfrom its bottoni to its top, con

verging at a point shownhere somewhat above the .outer comboation-tube and beneath the top of thein'ner combustion-tube and having the effect by this converging construction and arrangement of crowding the-air inward to-l ward the combustionetubes and promoting its entrance into the combustion-chamber, AWh ich parallel with the oombn'stiongtubes. This- @ha ber serves severai important purposes. In e first placelit aiods protectionio the combustion-chamber, shielding it from side drafts and breezes, and thereby proniotiii'ga steady ame evenfwhenthe burner is otherwise exposed to more'or less vrind orbreeze. In' the second place it is a heating-'chamber for the air which is drawn up from beneath the vapor in the cornhustionfchambor. When heated the air' naturally enpands, and/this 6o This mechanism consistsin'a spiderada'pied .Y

' the Wick-chamber through cross-b racesS witli' 6 5 9'o would not 'occur if the sides of the drum were i lroo Within'the drum C, and' Lineair is heated pref paraitory to its enteringinto combustion with expansion, with the converging side of the drum, asalready indicated, promotes the feeding or supply of the` air to the combustionehamber from Without and materially facilitates and im proves the character thereof and oi the llame, so that a beautiful and uniform blue flame is 'maintained lVhen the combustion-tubes are raised, as in Fig-3, .for lighting and the d or le is opened, a match is ro' easily applied to the Wick, and then to facilitate speedy lighting in the large burners usuallyemployed thedrum Ginay be rotated and the light be applied at several places on the Wick instead of depending upon its travel I5 entirely around. The combustion-tubes are then lowered and the. door 14: is' closed and the burner is at once in readiness for use.

The inner tube E extends a little above the outer tube D, and in addition vto the diazo phragm 5 in the said inner tube therewis a closed cover or cap 15 across the top of said tube, these parts forming a chamber in the upper end of the inner tube.

- opening through the diaphragm 5 permits the 2 5 passage'of a limited volume of air to the said chamber. The perforations in the side of this chamber for the escape of air to the flame are in this case smaller and more numerous than the perforations in the body of the inner 3o tube, thus contributing to the uniform disthe chamber.

The mica door in the side of the drum G has material convenience in that it discloses at once the state ofthe flame in the burner, especially when the burner .is turned low." The advantage of having Adrum G rotate Ion its support to facilitato lighting by a match or the like is obvious. Then cooperating with vto this arrangement is the device for bodily liftingthe combustion-tubes away from the wick, so as to reach the wickwithouthandling the said tubes directly or removing them.

rlhe inclines 10 are at such an angle that the rod .l will rest in Whatever position it may be placed therein, and when lightingis done it is easily turned back to closed position.

The wick-'controlling spindle 16 has a iinger 17 clamped thereomand a pivoted stop 5o 1S on the drum limits the rotation of the spindle when the part-.s have been set. By tilting the stop 1S upward, as in dotted lines,

tribution of'tlie limited volume otn air from Fig. 2, the linger 1'7 can pass and the Wick be raised and lowered as far as may be desired. By clamping the linger 17 on the Wick-'controlling spindle a close frietional eng. gement on the spindle is` effected, and this sufiices 'for all the ordinary purposes of stopping the rotation of the spindle; but if for any reason 6o it is desired to further rotate the spindle than the linger in any given position allows, the

clamp can be released and the finger be adjusted, or by notl clamping too 'tight and by s'uiiicient extra exertion the spindle can be 5 rotated against the action et' the finger as it engages the stop. This, however, is not deemed the better way of setting the spindle'.

A small airtubes comprising a lifting-rod and ahori'zom cisnes What I claim as new, and desire 't9 secur by Letters Patent, is

1. In a Wick` oil-burner the connected combustion-tubes, a diaphragm within the inner of said tubes and a member to engage against` .i

said diaphragm, a vcentral vertical rod to raise"v`r and lower the said parts, apart-beneath the wick-tubes .having .opposite inclines and n transverse swinging part therein carryingtheV said supporting rod, substantially as de-V scribed. f

l 2. In a hydrocarbon-burner, a set of `per pI forated combustion-tubesfin fixed relation, the inner of said tubes having an inwardlyextending diaphragm, in combination with Y an independent laterally-extending membor Y Y adapted to enga-ge said diaphragm, a lift-rod engaging said member and means connected i with the lower portion of said rod' to raise said rod and thereby lift said tubes,'substan' tally as described.

3. An annular burner, in combination with a drum encircling the lower part of the burner mechanism and an upperhorizontally-rotataf ble drum above said lower drum and having a door in its side', whereby a lighting-opem ing is ador-ded to light the burner at any d osired ypoint as said upper drum"is rotated, su bstantial-ly as described.

4. The Wick-tubes and the vdrum C supported on saidltubes and apart therefrom to make a passage for air, in combination with the drum G rotatably Aseated on drum C and having a door-,substantially as described.

5. An annular hydrocarbon-burner, a setofm connected combustiomtubes therefor, means extending Within the inner tube to raise said tal part at the top of said rod extending across the space Within the inner tube and arranged f to support the same, and means to raisesaid lifting-rod, in combination with a horizon= tally-rotatable drum about said burner hav'- ing a door through which to light the burner when said tubes are i'aisedfsubstantinlly as ,Y described.

6. Ina burner perforated-tubes forming a combustion-chain ber betwceuthem, two Walls with a space betwe'en themspanning the bore of the inner of saidV perforated tubes and form ing an air-chamber at the--upper'end thereof,- i means for supplying a limited' volume of air to said chamber,and openvingsfrom said cham-v ber for the escape of air, substantially as described. y r j 7. In a burner, an outer and an inner per -V forated tube forming a' combustion-chamber, .1 a cap and a partition at the upper end of the, said inner tu be separated and forlningan airchamber between them, and means for supplying air to said air-chamhier,A substantially as described.

8. In a burner, an outer and -an inner per- 13o forated tube formingacombustion-chamber, Y

`an air-checking artition in the upper end of the inner tube avinn an opening fdr the'gpassage of a limited yquantity of air, and-acap Y 616,425 *Y Y 'em A above ami separated from said'partition, subnumerous relatively thanthe perfo'mtios in I.

f stantially as described. the bedyof'said tube, substantially as de- Y 9. In a burner', an outer and an inner perseri'ined'.4

'forated tube forminga. combustion-chamber, Witness bend vto the/foregoing speoifil 5 an air-checking partition in the upper end of cation this 4th day of June, 1896.

` the inner tube having an opening for the pasv Y sage of a limited quantity of air, a'oap above HENRY RUPPEL- sind separated from said partition, and the Witnesses: A 'perfor-ations in the'said inner tube between H. T. FISHER, 1 1ro Said partition and cap being smaller and more MUDRA. 'y 

